H.M.S. Mars (1896)
| H.M.S. Mars (1896) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.42 (1914) P.01 (Sep 1915) P.6A (1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Laird, Birkenhead[2] |
| Ordered: | 1893[3] |
| Laid down: | 2 Jun, 1894[4] |
| Launched: | 30 Mar, 1896[5] |
| Commissioned: | 8 Jun, 1897 |
| Sold: | 9 May, 1921[6] |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Service
Mars commissioned at Portsmouth on 8 June, 1897, Captain Reginald F. H. Henderson in command.[7]
She recommissioned at Devonport on 2 January 1912.[8]
In mid-July, 1914, the ship was ordered to take up station in the Humber as part of a force of four Majestic class battleships and two Cressy class cruisers being sent there to be demobilised on the 25th. Her crew was to be transferred to Albion.[9]
Paid off at Invergordon on 7 July, 1920.[10]
Radio
As of 1901, while serving in the Channel Squadron, she had or was slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[11]
Torpedoes
In 1904, in a competition to investigate how rapidly submerged tubes could be fired four times sequentially, starting with the tube loaded and the bar out, the ship's crew was able to do this in 4 minutes, 20 seconds. The best time was achieved by Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.[12]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Reginald F. H. Henderson, 8 June, 1897.[13]
- Captain Francis Powell, 5 January, 1898.[14]
- Captain Henry J. May, 5 January, 1899.[15]
- Captain Henry D. Barry, September 1900.[16]
- Captain George Neville, September 1902.[17]
- Captain John L. Marx, October 1904.[18]
- Captain David Beatty, 12 October, 1904.[19]
- Captain Henry L. Tottenham, March 1906.[20]
- Captain Francis G. Eyre, 1 July, 1907.[21]
- Captain Thomas L. Barnardiston, March 1909.[22]
- Captain Frank E. C. Ryan, 31 May, 1910.[23]
- Captain Richard M. Harbord, 1 August, 1914.[24]
- Captain Charles E. W. Pyddoke, 7 September, 1915.[25]
- Captain Alexander Farrington, February 1919.[26]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 29.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 29.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 34.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 34.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 29.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 29.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 9 June, 1897. Issue 35225, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 344.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 140 of 17 July 1914.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 809.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. pp. 45-7.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 9 June, 1897. Issue 35225, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 20 December, 1897. Issue 35391, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 858.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Beatty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 156.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 344.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 339.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 355.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 396.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).
- Preston, Antony (1972). Battleships of World War I. New York, NY: Galahad Books. ISBN 0883653001.
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